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2008-09 Men's Basketball Coaches
Keith Adkins
Head Coach
Coach Keith Adkins is starting his ninth season at the helm of the Campbellsville University Tigers.  The past three seasons rank as two of the most successful in the history of the Tiger program with 27-6 and 27-7 records, including a Mid-South Conference Tournament Championship in 2006 and first round wins in the NAIA National Tournament both years. Last year the Tigers finished 26-10 and advanced to the NAIA National Fab Four for the first time in history.  Adkins has a career record of 160-105 at Campbellsville.
 
Prior to taking the head coaching job at Campbellsville, Adkins spent six years as a college assistant at Campbellsville, UNC Greensboro and Pikeville. Coach Adkins has recruited and developed twelve players who have played professional basketball. During his tenure at Campbellsville, nine Tiger players have earned All Mid-South Conference honors and two players have earned NAIA All-American accolades.
 
Adkins is a native of Paintsville, Kentucky, where he played in three state tournaments as a backcourt player. In 1987 he helped lead his Paintsville team to a final four appearance. In 1988 Adkins was a member of the Kentucky All-Star team and a first-team All State selection.
 
Coach Adkins was named Kentucky Male Athlete-of-the-Year in 1988 for his performances in both basketball and baseball at Paintsville High School.
 
Adkins played his first two seasons of college basketball at the University of Notre Dame, including a second round berth in the 1989 NCAA Tournament. After two seasons in South Bend, Adkins transferred to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, where he was a two-year starter averaging 11 points per game as a senior. Adkins ranked second in the nation in free throw percentage as a junior and still holds numerous Seahawk team records.
 

Adkins is a graduate of UNC-Wilmington (1994) with a BA in Physical Education. Adkins and his wife, Vanessa, have four children: Ashley, 14, Bradley, 13, and Sarah, 3 and a newborn son, Luke.


Bryan Milburn
Assistant Coach

Bryan Milburn is in his eighth season as an assistant coach for Campbellsville University. Coach Milburn's primary responsibilities include the coordination of the Tiger recruiting efforts, scouting of opponents, monitoring academic progress and the individual development of the Tiger big men.

Prior to Campbellsville, Milburn was an assistant coach at Lindsey Wilson College for five seasons, helping guide the program to four NAIA National Tournament appearances.

Coach Milburn graduated from Russell County High School in 1991, where he was an All-State performer and a member of the Kentucky All-Star team. Milburn played collegiate basketball at Vanderbilt University. While at Vanderbilt, Milburn's 1993 Commodores squad finished 28-6 with a SEC regular season championship and a berth in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. Milburn graduated in 1995 with a B.S. in Human and Organizational Development and Political Science.
 Milburn and his wife, Kelly, have two chidlren Jay and Ty.

Andrew Kearney
Grad Assistant
Andrew Kearney is in his first season on the CU Men's Basketball Staff.  A native of Stanton, Michigan, he graduated from Lake Superior State University in 2007 where he had a playing career for the NCAA Division III program from 2002 to 2007.
 
He was team captain his senior year and was also a student assistant coach during the 2007-08 season.  He resides in Campbellsville, Kentucky.

Justin Watson
Grad Assistant
Justin Watson is no stranger to the CU Men's Basketball program.  Last season he served as a student assistant and the team chaplain while this season he becomes a graduate assistant and will coach the CU Junior Varsity Basketball team.
   
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